At a restaurant do you order what you know is great， or do you try something new？ Do you make what you know will sell or try something new？ Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met？ The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive， but aim for 1/3.

归根到底，成功就是抓住了寥寥可数的机遇。要始终保持开放的思维，冷静观察，高度警觉，随时准备抓住机会。要统筹合适的人力和其他资源，然后全力以赴。如果你没有准备好拼尽全力，要么是因为这个机会没有你想象的那么有吸引力，要么是因为你不是把握这一机遇的合适人选。

写作是一种抵抗那些试图让我们沉默的力量的行为。